Asterix & Obelix XXL

Asterix & Obelix is a popular comic and cartoon series on the European side of things, but apart from a couple of attempts to bring the franchise to the US these guys are barely known over on this side of the Atlantic. Infogrames has produced several games featuring this bumbling duo over the past few years, and the company, now known as Atari, is bringing a new action title to European gamers in Asterix & Obelix: XXL, releasing this summer.

The significance of this story: look at the screenshots. The Game Boy Advance version will mimic the PlayStation 2 game design with an impressive graphics engine that looks comparable to some PlayStation One games. This leads us to believe that Atari has put its star GBA team, Velez & Dubail (Stuntman, V-Rally 3) to the task of porting the console game to the limited-but-certainly-capable Nintendo handheld.

Don't expect this game in the US any time soon. But if Atari decides to bring these guys over here, we'll keep you posted.